bank where his wife jennifer, seen here on the video, was taken by her attackers. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. the people are in a car outside the bank. she is getting $15,000 to bring out to them. if the police are told they will kill the children and the husband. they have their faces covered she is petrified. they told her they wouldn't hurt anybody if she got back there with the money. she believes them. i think she's walking out now. >> reporter: she walked into the ultimate nightmare. hayes and his accomplice took her home where she was sexually assaulted. her two children were tied to their beds. her husband was tied to a pole in the basement. dr. petit managed to escape by untying himself and running to his neighbor's. so, why did it take 33 minutes for the police to arrive to the home, and why didn't they attempt to enter? the police said in court today they followed standard hostage procedure. they captured the suspects a short time later after they tried to break through a road block,

her daughter, bristol, on ""dancing with the stars." and we hear a shocking revelation from jennifer grey. you'll hear from both of them this morning, right here. ♪ shake shake >> yeah, talk about revelations. how often do you hear someone say "dancing with the stars" saved their life? >> that's a first. >> we'll get to that later in the broadcast. >>> first, a lot of big stories coming up. starting with the latest change at the white house. president obama's top aide, his chief of staff, set to announce he's leaving, likely at the end of the week. family considerations prevents a final decision. >>> also, there's news out of pakistan, where the cia is intensifying a bombing campaign against the taliban. 20 drone strikes in the month of september. the most of any month this year. this comes as there's new reports of increased terrorism threats against europe. we'll talk about this with bob woodward. he's the author of "obama's war." that goes inside the white house war room. he'll join us live this morning. >> i know you're looking forward to sitting down with him. >>> also, a new

on the story. >> hustle. >> reporter: jennifer tesh, says the cheer her 6-year-old daughter kennedy was forced to say on her michigan cheerleading squad, was completely inappropriate for a 6-year-old. >> she thinks a little girl couldn't say some of the words. >> my back aches. our skirts are too tight. our booty shakes from left to right. >> reporter: tesch was so upset, she took her concerns to the local news. but her complaints backfired. and the members of the wolverine cheerleading league voted unanimously this week to keep the questionable cheer, but kick kennedy off the squad. >> i think i'll miss the cheers. >> it took every ounce not to cry with her because i had to be strong. >> reporter: tesch and her daughter's cheerleading coach got into a heated argument on a local radio show. the coach had some harsh words. >> i'm directly quoting this hun tick. she said i don't mind the booty shaking so much. but it's the back aching and the skirt being too tight that i don't understand. and i said to her one time, their back aches and their skirts are too tight because they're stand

seeing surveillance pictures of jennifer pettitte going to that bank. this, as her husband, mr. william pettitte, takes the stand today. >> what an emotional day. we'll e go to that in a little bit. >>> we begin with a high-stakes day in politics. jon karl is covering it all. >> reporter: good morning, george. as you said, there's seven primaries today. but the eyes of the political world are all on tiny delaware. it's here that the tea party movement is trying to score its biggest upset yet. meet christine o'donnell, the tea party candidate most feared by the republican establishment. >> there is a tidal wave coming to delaware. and we -- we are riding it. and he is drowning in it. >> reporter: she has twice run for the senate. and twice lost. but this time, she has sarah palin. >> hi. this is governor sarah palin. vote for christine o'donnell for u.s. senate this tuesday. >> reporter: o'donnell is up against one of delaware's most popular political figures, congressman mike castle. republican leaders think he is their only chance of winning joe biden's old senate seat. >> if

family, his wife, jennifer and two daughters. >> the families are ready for this process to begin. and our hope is for justice to prevail. >> reporter: petit is supposed to describe for the first time, the home invasion. the sexual assaults. and the fire set to the home. and for the first time, we saw the surveillance image of mrs. petit at the bank. the bank teller that day was among the first to testify. telling the court that mrs. petit's hands were a little shaky. and that the wife said she had to withdraw $15,000 because her family was being held hostage. the bank teller said she alerted the bank manager, who also testified. telling the court that mrs. petit showed pictures of her daughters in her wallet. the court heard the 911 call from the bank manager who described the wife this way. she is petrified. then, dr. petit's neighbor took the stand. he heard someone calling his name. he opened his garage and saw a man lying in the driveway. i did not recognize him at first. his face was banged up. it just didn't look like dr. petit. he testified that inside the home, the girls. a ne

in the basement while jennifer hawks petit was taken to a bank and forced to withdraw $15,000. later that morning, petit told the jury he heard loud thumps upstairs and in a more sinister tone, don't worry. it's going to be over in a couple of minutes. jennifer petit was raped and strangled. the 11 and 17-year-old girls were tied to their beds and would die of smoke inhalation after they set fire to the house. petit eventually freed himself and yelled at a neighbor to call 911 saying, i thought time was of the essence and i needed to get help. in court, dr. petit never looked at his alleged attacker. there was no cross-examination by the defense. the trial could last up to two months. marcus solis, abc news, new haven. >>> bedbugs have been showing up in homes and in stores lately. and now they've shut down the main library in ft. myers, florida, too. a librarian found them crawling on some of the chairs, by the computers. those chairs were removed and exterminators called in. the bedbugs were found at another library branch last week. librarians hope to reopen today, but visitors, w

jennifer gray, dirty dancing then, or "dancing with the stars" now -- >> i miss the hair. i think we all miss '80s hair. >> reporter: greed hasn't gone owl of style. it's just aged a bit. i'm david wright for "nightline" in los angeles. >> and a look back. a note about michael douglas' health. despite the recent diagnosis of throat cancer, he did appear at the film's new york city premiere on monday. we wish him the best. >>> we'll be right back, but first, jimmy kimmel with what's coming up next on the show. >> jimmy: tonight, zach gal fan coming up next on the show. >> jimmy: tonight, zach gal fan knack kis, music from have bone if they have their way, we're facing a mountain of debt and a massive tax increase. employers will continue to leave our state, taking their jobs with them. the next four years will impact the next decade, so we've put together a road map to 2020. a plan that brings jobs back to maryland by reducing spending and lowering taxes. let's make the maryland we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work.

? >> reporter: they went where everything else from the '80s went. online. like jennifer gray dirty dancing then or "dancing with the stars" now -- >> i miss the hair. i think we all miss '80s hair. >> reporter: greed hasn't gone owl of style. it's just aged a bit. i'm david wright for "nightline" in los angeles. >> and a look back. a note about michael douglas' health. despite the recent diagnosis of throat cancer he did appear at the film's new york city premiere on monday. we wish him the best. >>> we'll be right back but first, jimmy kimmel with what's coming up next on the show. >> jimmy: tonight, zach gal finan knack kis, music from have

. >>> and a mother caught on tape. jennifer petit, forced to withdraw ransom money to try to save her family. new questions this morning about the police response. >>> and the pope meets the queen. for the first time in a generation. the leader of the roman catholic church visits the united kingdom. question is, when the pope meets a queen, who bows first? question of the morning, perhaps. as we do say good morning, america. we have live pictures of the pope meeting now with the queen in scotland. the first official state visit a pope has ever made to the u.k. and we'll have more on this ahead. >> creating a lot of excitement. of course, the pope had a controversy there last year, when he seemed to invite members of the church of england to come over to the catholic church. he's trying to smooth that over now. >>> also here at home, what a whirlwind created by christine o'donne o'donnell's victory yesterday in delaware. the republican establishment was doing everything to block her to keep her from running. and now, they're rushing to talk to her. we put our interview with her on my "

basement. hours passed. then, he heard his wife, jennifer. i heard her say that she would need to get dressed. and need to get her purse and checkbook to get to the bank. hayes drove jennifer to the bank. petrified, she told the teller, she needed to withdraw $15,000. police say hayes and petit returned home where she was sexually assaulted. the girls were tied to their beds. petit said he may have heard the men's voices and moaning. someone said, are you all right? it's going to be all over in a couple of minutes. it was a different tone. it was much more sinister. i felt a jolt of adrenaline. and thought it's now or never in my mind. at that moment, i thought they were going to shoot all of us. petit managed to get his hands untied, but not his feet. i hopped up to the stairs. got to the top and fell. still pound, petit literally rolled to a neighbor's house. his wife and daughters died after the suspects set the home on fire. the men were caught later by police while driving the family's minivan. the defense chose not to cross-examine dr. petit. >> to question him would be disastro

to new york. have a great day. at 5:00. the ♪ >>> "dancing with the stars" is back. we knew jennifer grey would do well. and she's on top of the leaderboard. "dirty dancing" once more. we also saw kyle massey. he was fun. so much fun to watch. and, of course, the situation from "the jersey shore." an exciting, new season already underway. we're going to get the behind the scenes scoop from someone who has been on that ballroom floor, erin andrews on who had the right moves and who has explaining to do. good morning, america. i'm robin roberts. >> the situation is making excuses. he only had five days. good morning, america. >>> there's a story coming out. you may have heard of this college senior who wanted to do a paper on apple. she wasn't getting answers. so, she decided to e-mail steve jobs directly. he replied. and it created a little bit of a cyberspace e-mail war. we're going to get into that this morning, as well. >>> and stay tuned. we have a special reunion. the cast from the unforgettable -- one of your favorites. >> i love this movie. >> "the breakfast club," 25 years lat

later on. ♪ >> reporter: the last time jennifer grey famously danced with a partner was 23 years ago in "dirty dancing" with the late bat trick swayze. >> the trust that i have to have with derek i had to have with patrick. they're very similar if the way they're both incredibly confident, natural dancers. i feel like -- now i'm going to get emotional -- oh i feel like i have to do something that makes me really happy. ♪ >> reporter: only "good morning america" was invited to on-stage rehearsal. ♪ ♪ oh so closer now ♪ ♪ we are the champions of the world ♪ >> i'm convinced that i'm going to win because i'm so starving i'm going to eat all the other contestants. >> reporter: former pro athletes now, amateur dancers, claim they'll do almost whatever it takes to win. is there anything out here that you'll just like say, no way, i won't do it. you've seen guys take their shirts off. where do you draw the line on this? >> you know what right now, i know as we go along, the competition will get heated. ♪ i go crazy ♪ >> and fortunate to be around to where less clothing tends

jennifer grey. i think she's going to be in the final. that's my early prediction. kyle, as well. he was in the bottom with us last night. that's a real shocker. i think he's going to be there in the end, too. >> i was surprised that kyle was in the bottom, too. he seemed to do well the first night. which of the guys? >> you know what? when it came down between me and kym and kyle, i said, let it be us. you know? come on. we've been around the block. we're fine. give the kids -- the kid's so great. he's so positive, you know? and it's about showmanship. and i loved his showmanship. i hope kyle takes it all the way. and the situation, he's a good guy. rol my asthma symptoms. [ man ] symbicort improves my lung function... starting within 15 minutes. [ woman ] symbicort will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. it is a combination of two medicines and should not be taken more often than prescribed. [ man ] symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems, and children and adolescents may have an increased risk of being

showed the petits had $30,000 in an account. so, hayes took jennifer to withdraw cash. she can be seen in this bank surveillance video. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now. who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. >> reporter: hayes stopped at a gas station. and filled up containers of gasoline. the attendant also testified wednesday. >> my skin crawls. i feel nothing but disgust about the whole situation. >> reporter: while hayes was out, komisarjevsky was supposed to put the family in the car. then, the pair would burn down the house. instead, he sexual assaulted 11-year-old michaela. and he told hayes to do the same to mrs. petit to, quote, square things up. he complied. and then, they set the fire. it was too much to bear for mr. petit, the lone survivor, who left the courtroom. >> it was another painful day for the hawke and petit families. and i think everybody saw that who listened to the testimony. >> reporter: the details get more disturbing in this case. it came out in court on wednesday, that one of the suspects took photos of the

" producers are reportedly talking to everyone from elton john, to jennifer lopez, to steven tyler. tmz's camera caught up with the aerosmith frontman. >> they haven't called me yet. >> reporter: critics say that now could save the show. >> we need someone to ignite that studio with something incendiary to say. >> did you think you could become the "american idol"? >> yes, sir. >> you're deaf. >> reporter: idle chatter doesn't cut it. for "good morning america," sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >>> when we come back, the curse of the flying fish. what will it take to finally give them the hook? [ girl ] bye mom! bye sweetie! you'll do great. [ laughs ] this is it! [ all ] 10...9...8... a new school year has so much potential! any resolutions? my resolution is the same as always; keep her full and focused with my fiber. [ all ] 3...2...1... happy school year! [ female announcer ] this school year, make a resolution to give your kid kellogg's frosted mini-wheats cereal. an excellent source of fiber from 100% whole grain. that helps keep them full so they can focus on the day ahead

jennifer garner. and jason bateman. elmo loves to name-drop. >> clearly. >> he does. >> they were all dressed appropriately? >> always. it was wonderful. we had a great time with our celebrity friends. isn't that right? >> that's right. and a wonderful video song with will.i. will.i.am, right? >> yes. will.i.am. >> give us a little bit? ♪ ♪ la, la, la try something like that. >> we never got to do the song elmo slide. elmo will teach you how to dance, mr. george. >> robin's been trying. >> and elmo will be happy to dance. >> harper was very excited when i told her about this. she wanted your autograph. >> i will do that. >> you're only 3. >> it's okay. elmo uses a red crayon. okay. elmo will do it later. >> so great. >> later. >> yes. you're so anxious, mr. george. >> it is true. >> say hello to your wife, miss ali, too. >> i will. >> elmo loves you. >> how do you know his whole family? >> elmo loves to name-drop. >> you made me a hero at home today. thank you very much. >> really? >> yes. >> we're so happy about our celebrity friends and everybody coming to "sesame street." e

maks. erin was here yesterday. she said that maks is very excited about dancing with brandy. jennifer grey, two-time winner derek hough. oh, come on. that's not fair. he's a two-time winner. that's going to be fun to watch. and florence henderson will be dancing with corky ballas. so, father and son will go head-to-head once again. >> and "the hills'" audrina patridge is dancing with tony dovolani. and mike sorrentino, "the situation," is getting karina smirnoff. i cannot wait to see their costumes. and then, the hoff. david hasselhoff is paired with kym johnson, who won in season nine. >> there are other pairings. go to our website, abcnews.com/gma. you can have the full list of competitors. >> they have to start rehearsing right away. the premiere is september 20th, less than three weeks away. at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central. >>> we have weather coming up now. sam in north carolina, keeping a close watch on hurricane earl. and we have some news. >> hey. good morning, george and robin. i'm just guessing that they changed the show to "dancing shirtless with the stars." i'm just guessing

death. held his family hostage for hours. they robbed and sexually assaulted his wife jennifer and youngest daughter mikaela. they set fire to the house, killing everyone inside but dr. petit who was able to crawl to safety. steven hayes and 30-year-old joshua komisarjevsky were caught within minutes just blocks away driving petit's car. they both face the death penalty in a crime considered one of connecticut's worst. >> this was such a dastardly thing, i think the death penalty is in order. >> reporter: hayes, a former drug addict with a long criminal record will stand trial first. a trial delayed by a suicide attempt, complaints about his living conditions and arguments over the death penalty. >> the defendant gets up and talks about decency when they're defending two people who stranged a woman with multiple sclerosis and tied an 11-year-old and 17-year-old to their bed while burning the house. trying to dot right thing and testify to what i know and be in the face of my family because they can't be here to represent themselves. >> reporter: for "good morning america," ashleigh

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